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and the vulva swollen; the bowels are constipated, and the natur- 

 al secretion of milk is suppressed. The ewe lies down, and if 

 forced to rise does so reluctantly. A discharge from the vagina 

 is noticeable — at first transparent, soon becoming reddish in color 

 and thick. The rumen is liable to become distended with gas, 

 and in cases which terminate fatally the temperature will remain 

 persistently high. Where the inflammation extends to the peri- 

 toneum dropsy of the abdomen frequently follows as a sequela — 

 in these cases the abdomen becomes enlarged, giving the subject 



a full appearance. 



Crcatrhcnt. 



In these cases it is always advisable to commence treatment 

 with a full dose of Epsom salts. The following is a useful pre- 

 scription : 



Take. Epsom, salts 2 ounces 



Common salt 2 ounces 



Ginger 1 drachm 



Molasses ' 8 ounces 



Mix and give as one dose. 



Place the ewe in warm comfortable quarters, and where the 

 temperature appears high, give full doses of quinine and aconite 

 combined. If the udder is swollen, bathe frequently with hot 

 water, and after each fomentation apply some soothing ointment, 

 such as 



Poke root powdered -| oz. 



• Benzoated lard 2 oz. 



JMaltgnant panuincnt fcwr. 



This is a very grave condition indeed, due in all cases to 

 septic infection, complicated frequently with erysipelas. It is 

 virtually a blood-poisoning, and must not be confounded with 

 simple parturient fever. It can be carried from ewe to ewe by 

 the lamber making examinations of ewes which are in the act of 

 parturition, after having handled an affected subject. 



